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East Dundee moving forward with contract negotiations to redevelop the old Haeger property into 94 rental townhomes and apartments despite not all trustees being on board. (Gloria Casas/The Courier-News)

In split vote, East Dundee greenlights all-rental development for old Haeger property

October 21, 2025 at 1:05 p.m.

East Dundee moving forward with contract negotiations to redevelop the old Haeger property despite not all trustees being on board.

A man carrying a large American flag was among the hundreds of people who gathered along Kimball Street and North Grove Avenue in downtown Elgin on Saturday, Oct, 18, 2025, for a No Kings protest rally in opposition to President Donald Trump's policies and actions. (Gloria Casas/for The Courier-News)

Hundreds fill downtown Elgin for anti-Trump ‘No Kings’ protest: ‘This is what democracy looks like’

October 20, 2025 at 11:02 a.m.

Hundreds of people filled downtown Elgin Saturday for a "No Kings" rally to express anger and frustration over Trump policies, actions.

Elgin police Officer Jason Lentz has been fired for a social media post in which he told ICE agents where to find undocumented immigrants in the Elgin area. (Elgin Police Department)

Elgin police officer put on leave after Facebook post about ICE immigration efforts

October 17, 2025 at 2:47 p.m.

An Elgin police officer was put on leave after posting a Facebook message about immigration enforcement, Police Chief Ana Lalley said.

Rob Rosā was left a quadiplegic in March 2016 after being involved in a car crash in a construction zone on Interstate 90 in Elgin. A Cook County jury awarded him and his husband a $104 million verdict. (Cavanagh Sorich Law Group)

Illinois Tollway ordered to pay $104M to man left paralyzed in Elgin construction zone crash

October 17, 2025 at 4:41 p.m.

A jury has awarded $104M verdict to two men injured in an Interstate 90 car crash in Elgin in which one was left a quadriplegic.

A "No Kings" protest rally in downtown Elgin, similar to the one held in June, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Kimball Street and North Grove Avenue. (Gloria Casas/The Courier-News)

No Kings rally and Trote de la Calacas to bring hundreds to downtown Elgin on Saturday

October 16, 2025 at 1:17 p.m.

Elgin downtown to be packed Saturday when hundreds turn out for the No Kings protest rally, Trote de la Calacas 5k run.

Federal agents detain two men, one in a black hoodie and another in a red shirt, and load them into a passenger van outside Carpentersville Village Hall on Oct. 15, 2025. Witnesses said around 10 people were brought in by different federal agents in various vehicles and loaded into the van. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Videos of ‘targeted’ immigration raids in Carpentersville circulate online, including activity near Village Hall

October 16, 2025 at 12:31 p.m.

Federal immigration enforcement activity surged in Carpentersville and neighboring Elgin Wednesday as videos of federal agents spotted across the area circulated online, including outside Carpentersville Village Hall.

This overhead view of the proposed Larkin High School sports stadium in Elgin shows where it will be located on the existing campus. Construction could start in November 2025 and be complete by July 2026, School District U-46 officials have said. (School District U-46)

U-46 gets Elgin go-ahead to move forward on new Larkin HS sports stadium

October 14, 2025 at 3:52 p.m.

The Elgin City Council has signed off on plans to build a sports stadium on the campus of Larkin High School.

The Carpentersville Village Board has approved a special use permit that will allow 7 Brew, a drive-thru-only coffee shop, to build on the site of a former Wendy's fast-food restaurant on Randall Road. (Gloria Casas/The Courier-News)

7 Brew planning to open drive-thru-only coffee shop in Carpentersville

October 14, 2025 at 12:26 p.m.

7 Brew, a drive-thru-only coffee shop, plans to build a new location on the site of a former Wendy's restaurant in Carpentersville.

State Sen. Cristina Castro, D-Elgin, and immigration advocates came together Thursday to give an update of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's operations in the northwest suburbs, including Elgin. (Gloria Casas/The Courier-News)

New Elgin group forms to help immigrants as ICE arrests keep climbing

October 13, 2025 at 1:09 p.m.

Four agencies have formed the Elgin Area Immigrant Alliance, a group that vows to educate, empower and support the immigrant community.

A plan to convert most of a medical office building at 860 Summit St. into 34 apartment units will go to the Elgin City Council with the recommendation of the city's Planning and Zoning Commission. (Gloria Casas/The Courier-News)

Plans to convert Elgin medical building into apartment complex get commission nod

October 10, 2025 at 5:08 p.m.

Owner of a medical office complex in Elgin is seeking city permission to convert three-quarters of it into 34 apartments.

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